Facts on File stars & planets atlas /
by Ridpath, Ian. frey50
, Facts on File stars and planets atlas | Stars & planets atlas | Stars and planets atlas Edition statement:4th ed. Published by : Facts on File, (New York :) , 2004 Physical details: 80 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. ISBN:0816062943; 9780816062942.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| j 500 - 599 | Book Cart | j520 Rid (Browse shelf) | Available | 95959 |
"First published in Great Britain in 1992 by Philip's, a division of Octopus Publishing Group Limited ..."--Verso t.p.
Includes index.
Solar system -- Sun -- Planet earth -- Moon -- Eclipses and times -- Mercury -- Venus, the hell planet -- Mars, the red planet -- Jupiter, the giant planet -- Saturn, the ringed planet -- Uranus, the tilted planet -- Neptune, the blue giant -- Pluto, at the edge of darkness -- Comets, ghostly wanderers -- Asteroids, the cosmic killer -- Meteors and meteorites -- Stars and constellations -- Star charts -- finding your way by the stars -- Stars and star birth -- Star death -- Star families -- Out galaxy -- Galaxies and the universe -- Origin of the universe -- Telescopes and binoculars -- Seeing he invisible -- Quiz -- Credits -- Index.
An overview of the solar system, including such topics as the earth and other planets, the sun, moon, asteroids, comets, meteors, and black holes.